EAST LONGMEADOW, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: LENOX, AMERICAN SAW & MFG. CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LENOX, AMERICAN SAW & MFG. CO. in 301 CHESTNUT STREET, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 01028 (NAICS 332213). OSHA activity number 315515536.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LENOX, AMERICAN SAW & MFG. CO.
- Site address
- 301 CHESTNUT STREET
- City
- EAST LONGMEADOW
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01028
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332213
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3425
- Employees
- 720
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 13, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that the operator of a coil hoist was exposed to the pinch point of two steel coils when he was preparing to lift a coil to the vertical position from the horizontal position: One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to use a coil upender. RAW STOCK: AN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN HE REACHED INTO A STEEL COIL TO MOVE A SPACER AND ATTACH A HOIST HOOK. THE SPACER MOVED CAUSING THE COIL TO SLIP AND PINCH HIS FINGER. SPECIFIC ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION DEMONSTRATING THAT ABATEMENT IS COMPLETE MUST BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S) $7000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 315515536.
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